Social Media

One of the simplest things you can do to keep yourself safe online is check in on your online profile privacy settings. If you’re using social media, make sure that you have your privacy settings tight, so that you’re only sharing information with your friends or connections.

Check out these great advice pages from Netsafe for keeping your social media profiles private:

Two Factor Authentication

When you log in to your accounts online, you mostly use a simple ‘username and password’ combination. Adding two-factor authentication to your login process is a simple way of adding an extra layer of security to your accounts.

Why do you need Two-Factor Authentication?Your password could be stolen in a phishing scam, or from a business that had a data breach. Adding 2FA to your accounts makes it harder for an attacker to access them – just knowing the password isn’t enough.

You can enable 2FA on most of your online accounts, like your:

Email Accounts

Social Media

Internet Banking

Online Shopping Sites.

You can also set 2FA up on your devices — on laptops, tablets, smartphones, and even some game consoles.